Latifi, a fighter of Albanian heritage known as "The Sledgehammer," lives in Malmo, Sweden, and is a training partner of Gustafsson. He has a 7-2 record with 1 no-contest. Latifi has won four of his past five fights, with his only loss in that span a unanimous-decision loss to current Bellator standout Emanuel Newton on a 2011 Shark Fights card.

"Mousasi will face Iliir Latifa this Saturday live on Fuel TV," UFC president Dana White tweeted. "Latifa is from Sweden and training partner of Gustafsson."